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I met Jenna on the street in LA* last week and she jumped right on me, made me meet her dogs and gave me tons of nail polish just because she thought I was all too pretty.
Yeah yeah yeah ok, maybe it was only because I was with some mutual friends that she pounced, but I don’t hold it against her, so let me introduce you to Jenna.
Jenna is a celebrity nail stylist, but that’s not so surprising because everyone is something to the celebrities in LA. There are celebrities hiding in every corner and I don’t know why, everyone seems to know Michelle Williams (Except me) (but it seems like she’s super cool). So quick. Jenna, nails, celebrities.
One day, as she was working, she realized that she was getting incredibly dizzy and it was because of the chemicals in the nail-polish she was using. So she started looking for brands with the most natural ingredients possible. That’s when she found RGB.
Anyway. So on sunday, we were kind of getting bored with Delphine** at Urth café on Melrose when suddenly I think of the beautiful Jenna and her California coolitude and I tell Delphine come on, let’s hop in a taxi, I have to introduce to Jenna.
We ended up with a cabbie who, of course, must have been smoking a weed pipe**** right as we were getting in. He drove rather… elastically… A good souvenir.
We got to Jenna’s studio and she tells us the rest of her story. It turns out she met the creator of RGB, a green nail polish brand, that they got along super well and Jenna, who has a million ideas a second, says to her that she would love to create a foundation for nails.
Like a nude nail-polish that covers up any imperfections.
But why would you do that? Because when you are a celebrity nail stylist, it means you end up doing a lot of nude nails : In a photo, you can’t have the celebrity out-shined by her nail-polish (?!!!)(You see how I teach you something new every day?)(And why do people always ask me if I want the fire-engine red polish ? Do they want to outshine me !? Mmmmm…)
As you can imagine, it all worked out perfectly and that’s when the new line was born, Hipp+Rgb.
I’ll stop with my novel here, but look at the photos and admire Delphine’s hands who was super lucky to get her nails done by Jenna like millions of celebrities, which I thinks makes you a celebrity by association, Delphine.
And make sure to check back later, s’il vous plaît. I’ll put up picture of Jenna’s business card which has been cracking me up since Sunday (I showed them to everyone I came across)(so have to show them to you as well).
I guess in the end, this post doesn’t have much to do with the two dogs, Maggie and Duke. Nothing at all, in fact, but they’re both just so darn cute.
Oookay, one day I’ll be able to talk to you seriously about beauty. Promise.
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* I was in LA!!! I was shooting in Paramount studios!!! I was on the set of Glee! If you ask, I’ll show you a photo!!!
** I have to introduce you to Delphine as well. She’s my agent and we did yoga together in LA and IT WAS HILARIOUS.
*** I know, all that’s a lot of info. But you should know that I ate the Farmer’s salad at Urth and didn’t see a single celebrity. But someone recognized me right when I was about to unbutton the top button on my pants because oh man, that salad was so good (good and organic too. I don’t know if you’ve heard but in LA, when it comes to organic, they’re not joking around). I came to the conclusion that 1/ it’s never appropriate to undue the top button in public and 2/ I was the celebrity at Café Urth which I think right away knocked the street cred of this very credible café down a few notches.
**** Medicinal weed is the local sport. Everyone’s so smiley.
Translation: Tim Sullivan
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Such a funny post! And so L.A.! I don’t know how I feel about the nail foundation, I suppose if I was a superstar I might need such a thing but in my life I’m happy to go with the fire engine red and let it outshine me ;) Also, those dogs are ridiculously cute. They sort of remind me of long haired superstar versions of my own boyz:
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Her dogs are cute,
So how did it feel to be on the other side and be the celebrity?
I can’t wait to see the other picture.
Great post.
Magnifique photo de Jenna et ses chiens.
Il faudra un jour qu’on m’explique d’où vient cette fascination des américaines pour leurs ongles ??? C’est très mystérieux pour moi qui n’ai jamais mis les pieds chez une manucure. Mais j’y songe tant je suis intriguée, et j’avoue que le vernis est toujours bizarrement posé sur ma main droite (je suis droitière). Pour les pieds, j’assure.
Garance, j’adore tes posts alambiqués !
Oooh. je veux bein voir la photo de toi a Paramount Studios et Gleeee!!! Weeee!
J’habite a Brooklyn depuis 13 ans, mais j’adore LA. En fait, j’y suis allee pour la premiere fois la derniere Avril, et je vais y aller la samaine prochaine pour vacance! Peut-etre meme a Urth Cafe…haha.
Desolee si mon francaise est mal….je n’ecrit souvent du tout. =) Bonne journee Garance!
Je viens d’aller voir son site et en effet, elle leurs à toutes fait les ongles !
(mnt je regarde mes petites mains et mon vernis MAL posé par moi même et je pleure…)
du fond de teint pour ongles ? non mais c’est énorme !!!
ah oui, j’ai hâte de voir sa carte de visite. Je suis sûre que c’est une carte avec un trou en forme d’ongle et des ongles colorés de part et d’autre, comme un nuancier pour trouver sa couleur naturelle d’ongles. oui ? oui ? oui ?
Oh et je n’ai pas répondu à ton super mail pour dire que j’ai gagné le plus affreux de conseils beauté ! hiii ! je file !
et aussi : j’ai trouvé un super truc pour faire sécher le vernis à ongles ! je poste mon dessin bientôt, c’est bête si ça avait été aujourd’hui on aurait été raccord sur le thème et du coup j’aurais presque été une star par contagion !
thats soooo cute!!
lovely photography!!!
I’m having a DESIGNER DRESS GIVEAWAY on my blog
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Je veux une photo du set de Glee !!!
Le concept du fond de teint pour les ongles, ok, mais j’ai jamais trouve la teinte qui corresponde a mes ongles a moi, le nude de Chanel donne l’impression que je fume trois paquets par jour…
Au fait Garance, j’ai l’impression que c’est toi qui as fume une pipe de weed avant d’ecrire ce post ! Mais ce n’est pas un reproche :) Au rythme d’un anglicisme par phrase tu vas finir par ne plus savoir quelle langue tu parles, believe me je connais le phenomene !
Bisous
Garance !!! Mais c’est fou tout ça !!
J’insiste à mort pour la photo de Glee!!
Je mets des points d’exclamations partout haha c’est la folie, tes histoires me font rire et m’apprenne des choses wtf se faire éclipser par son vernis ?!!
J’ai hâte de voir la suite !
xoxoxooxoxox
hahaha such a funny post, love your adventures!
xxx
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I always love your hilarious commentaries on your daily encounters. It never fails to crack me up. BTW, you ARE a celebrity. So there you go :)
I am still smiling – all that and a pair of gorgeous pups – my idea of a perfect post! x
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On veut voir nous aussi la carte de Jenna! ;)
J´ai une journée morte de rire, et rien que d´y penser je pouffe seule dans mon coin! (pouffe de pouffer, pas de pouf)
Hahahhaha génial! Je savais même pas que ça exister ce genre de manucure, Jenna à l’air superbe, dommage que tu ne nous montres pas plus de photos!!^^
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Love the dogs! Have been wanting to try RGB
xo, Anna of Green Gable
so funny post (and sweet photo)! love it!
Oh, yes, please! Show us! :)
Hiii ! La photo de Glee ! J’insiste !
Funny story !
Aventures intéressantes à suivre, comme toujours.
JolieJye
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On veut Glee et on veut la carte visite!! x ;-)
J ‘ I N S I S T E ! ! !
la photo de glee!!
un peu sceptique sur les vernis naturels soi-disant anodins… Et si certaines matières et composants naturels étaient bien plus dangereux pour l’homme que les produits chimiques?
those puppies are to die for! i am pretty sure if jenna pounced on me in the street, i would pounce back and steal her adorable puppies…..
perhaps not the best way to make new friends, but……
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where does this polish sell? which shops?
Garance..N’arrête JAMAIS de poster.
Ce ci étant dit, moi j’insiste, j’insiste, je veux Paramount et Glee ! :)
Ohhh love the colors! So great and of COURSE we want to see a photo from GLEE! They make me happy! Oh and I will say it once again about posting the McQueen pics. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I went on Sunday (and apparently missed Anna Wintour and Sara Burton signing books. Such is my life never can spot a celebrity to save my life) Anyway, your pics were much needed because waiting to the last minute left me with a 5 hour wait and more people than I would have liked to be able to enjoy his amazing work. Never the less it was still amazing!
No nail polish on the pooches?? Those puppies are gorgeous!
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Adorable photo of Jenna and her dogs. Delightful post as always!
The Styleseer
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Photo de Glee please !
Urth is definitely one of the best things about LA.
In fact one of the only things I liked about it.
Marrant ce post :) J’adoooore!
Bisous Bisous
Je suis aussi très intéressée par la photo du set de Glee !
Bien sûr qu’on insiste pour voir les photos du set de GLEE dans les studios PARAMOUNT.
Ken Métrosexuel
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Okay Eveline – I don’t know who your tour guide was but they obviously got it wrong!! This post was hilarious Garance! You’re right – YOU were the celebrity and boy do I wish I frequented Urth! I was at the equally popular “local” hang out The Alcove on Sunday. Imagine being a celebrity and having your nails eclipse you? I think I’d leave the business!
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yes please!! photo of a funny business card!.. intregued
Grrr Je suis allée sur la boutique pour acheter son vernis et on ne peut pas se faire envoyer un colis en France…. faut lui suggérer ça à ta copine! Il y aura surement des preneuse.
oh my gosh SO precious!
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Aaaah mais j’insiste ! Je veux voir cette photo Glee-esque ! ;) ;) ;)
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Ahh I so need this polish! Thanks for sharing, I love your funny story. I live here in LA, it’s too funny that people from basically anywhere besides here, think that LA is so organic crazy. We are, but you just don’t notice it here. It’s everywhere! It’s the new black, the gotta-have and in LA, you have to be in with what’s cool. Right?! Right.
xoxo
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le fond de teint pour les ongles ?? bonne idée !! hate d’essayer !
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We are indeed your eager students, awaiting your often hilarious words of wisdom on all subjects!
Yes, we want to see a photo from the set of Glee! Did you sing?
As I have been on a lifelong quest for the perfect shade of camel (not nude, not beige, not taupe, not brown) nail polish, I’ll have to take a peek at these shades.
And finally, while those dogs are adorable, I’m not sure they are quite as cute as Petey, the noisy terrier, who has interupted shoots of yours on a couple of occasions, no doubt thinking that any photo would be improved if he was in it! In fact, just earlier this week, he insisted on going into Urban Zen on Washington Street where he made his presence known with a lovely howl, interupting a meeting Donna Karan herself was having on the couch! I was tempted to introduce them…”Donna Karan, Cairn Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Donna Karan.”
I almost just bought a batch of this polish because I’m in love with nude polish but refrained because I have so many already! It is popular in the “green” scene. I’m so glad you posted on this! I’m probably definitely (sounds so conclusive) going to get some now cuz I keep hearing about it! Hooray for such an awesome collaboration!
Super concept !!!! :)
There are 2 kinds of celebrities (in LA or anywhere): 1) writers/scientists/doctors/poets/photographers/style-photography-bloggers and 2) everyone else.
I would TOTALLY ignore Angelina Jolie for you Garance! No question!
It’s a question of who you admire most, so give Urth Cafe those notches back, and next time please let us know when you’re in town!
Son sourire est magnifique et sans effort. Elle a des chiens. Peut-être que c’est pour cette raison. Il m’apporte un grand bonheur de voir une femme qui est chronologiquement évidemment matures, de se comporter de telle manière amusée, comme si la vie n’a pas pesé sur sa psyché et elle est prête à tout.
j adore !! je cherche depuis la nuit des temps ces vernis nude, ici en espagne il n y a que la french ou les couleurs porcelaines!!! Mais bon le temps qu ils se comercialisent par ici pufff !!!;(, mais continue de nous faire rever avec tes voyages et tes rencontres c est juste genial !!
Et evidement j insiste aussi fais nous tout voir !!!
un saludo guapa !
Glee photo please!
Chic! Those dogs are adorable! Does anyone know what breed they are? :)
I love this post – well written and entertaining in a very fashionable kind of way! And don’t worry I’m sure you’ll meet Michelle Williams sooner or later and your great personality will win her over!
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omg. la photo du set de glee s’il vous plait!
thanks for the tips…on the nail polish and Urth. Just ordered RGB Stone and I’ll be checking out Urth when I am in LA in a few weeks. Hope the nail polish is good. I picked up some other ‘green’ polish at Holt Renfew Montreal (can’t remember the name)and it was very streaky.
Cute cute cute!!
XO Charlotte
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I love the puppies! she seems amazing
I’d love to have some of that nude nail polish, it’s so hard to find the perfect nude which covers everything but doesn’t look awful… And I believe we would all love to see the photo from Glee’s set!
The dogs are so adorable! Can someone please tell me what breed they are?
Thanks!
xoxo
Hahahaha. Seriously. Hahahahahahaha. You just completely made me crack up with this one Garance! And yes please to the photos of the set of Glee and Paramount! I want I want I want to see them!
PvdH
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Des vernis naturels, quelle bonne idée! J’en ai besoin, j’espère que je peux trouver cette marque en Europe!
WHAT KIND OF DOGS ARE THOSE!?!??! They are far too cute not to know haha
It has been such a fun reading all of these comments! (well.. the ones I can read anyway!) To answer your question about the dogs… they are both long hair chihuahua mixes. Duke, the yellow one is mixed with Pomeranian and Maggie is mixed with miniature pincher.
So glad you all seem to like the idea of the Nail Foundation Collection! We worked with celeb makeup artists for over a year perfecting the colors!
What a Hoot. Your photos are fabulous but you write so well too. Very funny and entertaining.
C’te star, j’te jure, reconnue dans un café à L.A. Merde, qu’est ce que tu veux qu’on dise après ça ? (Un autographe ? Ah ah. Euh, plutôt un tee-shirt de ta main, en ce qui me concerne).
Garance! Exactement le vernis que je cherche depuis des ANNÉES!!! Meeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrcciiiiiiiiiiiiii!
GLEE!!! Please post pictures!
are you writing the titles with your left hand?!? or are you lefthanded (explains creativity!), and writing them with right hand? or computer? ahhh the carrot cake at urth is sublime!
Love those natural colors:) But not given up on bright colors that match my outfit
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Quelle jolie petite histoire ! Enjoy le Bio et viva la Bella Jenna :)
Wahou! j’adore sa coupe de cheveux.
Je ne me lasse jamais de lire tes articles, toujours frais et intéressants!
Margaux
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c´est ca, qui me fait hurler toute la journée!!!!!….;-)
This post made me laugh out loud. You have a great way of expressing your glamorous/ unglamorous life.
Awesome post ! I hope that her business is going great, she sounds amazing ! Check out : http://nothinlasts.blogspot.com/
So great……….” THE ……….Garance’s way of life ” !!!!!!………. Bravo !!
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Moi aussi j’étais à LA la semaine dernière !! Et j’ai passé 2 jours à faire les magasins vintage sur Melrose ! Est-ce que tu as eu le temps d’aller y faire un tour ? C’est vraiment le paradis de la fripe!
Je veux voir la photo de Glee !!
Pas bête ça, un fond de teint pour ongles, je n’y aurais jamais pensé toute seule !
I already kinda use nude colour nailpolish as foundation! This one though looks really great! Love the bussiness card from the next post! Still laughing!
Kisses!
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What shade nailpolish is it she’s wearing? it’s lovely!
Ok, my late dog is living in L.A. now?!?!
I love this post! Can’t believe that you wanted to unbutton your pants in public haha :-) It’s good that you noticed that you’re THE celebrity there, otherwise you’d might done it and a picture with your unbuttoned pants had ended up on Perez Hilton…!
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PS. I’d LOVE to see a picture of you on the Glee set! Show us! ;-)
Such a great story :)
-Grace
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ooh, les toutous sont adorables !
Now that you point it out, I will be looking at the nails of celebrities of magazine photos! I find it hard to believe they use nude nail polish more often than not. Yes, please (!!) show the Glee pictures :) Love from Canada
Oh, please!!! Show us the pictureee! Kissessssss
Tres sympa l’histoire! J’adore sa carte de visite!
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Gracias por tu blog, excelente!
Great blog, I love it. Thanks for sharing!
Les post qui parlent que de beauté. Non ! Les tiens sont supertropmégacool comme ils sont. Et c’est ce qui fait le charme de ton blog !
xx
I’ve already ordered F1 and F2! I absolutely love nude colored nail polishes. They make my fingers look slimmer and more elegant, and I don’t have to change polish as often when it starts to chip a little from typing. Garance! Show us some swatches!
Glee picture! Glee picture!!!
Garance, what kind of dog is the one on the left (so on Jenna’s right)? I have the exact same dog as the black and brown one she is holding. I’m looking for a little friend for him! I figure, if Jenna chose the beige fluffy dog as his companion, maybe it would be a good choice for me too!
Great post! Hilarious, as usual.